name they knew and called with love‚ and call it HOME. One of America’s most quoted writers William Arthur Ward said: «A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams». And I fully agree with his opinion. My home is my castle. We all know this phrase from our childhood. In actual fact‚ we‚ all human beings have a universal desire to love and to be loved. What a blessing it is to have a loving and peaceful home! What can we do to nurture the sanctuaries of our lives that
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I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant Reading Guide This novel is fiction unlike Night by Elie Wiesel‚ which is nonfiction; however‚ it describes how World War II affected the narrator‚ his family and his friends. It is written from a first person point of view and the perspective of the war is seen through the eyes of an older gentleman looking back into his youth. As you read the novel‚ try to make connections with Night. Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences
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In ’I’m the Kings of the Castle’ Susan Hill realized that in order for the book to be a success‚ the reader must feel sympathetic towards Kingshaw‚ so that they will believe in the likelihood of his suicide. She arouses the reader’s sympathy through her narrative technique‚ the role of other characters and many other techniques that will be analyzed in the essay. Her skilful presentation of Kingshaw’s story gives a disturbing insight into the potentially tragic consequences of a child’s experience
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it and you expect to be in good hands. You expect your family to keep you away from bad situations and keep you out of harm’s way. This is quite typical for most families‚ but for Jeannette she experiences things much different. In The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls‚ the moving and traveling that her family partakes in on pages 48-50 reveals how irresponsible the parents are when it comes to their children and also how accustomed the children have become to a life full of bad situations.
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Pluto’s castle could only be described as menacing. Its black stone walls were embedded in rubies‚ sapphires‚ and other valuable gem stones. The palace was only two stories‚ small by any god’s standards. He had exactly four windows; two in the front‚ two in the back. All of the windows had bars over them‚ as if their purpose was to keep those inside trapped forever. The outside of his home had four walls‚ but inside it was far more extravagant. When you entered the palace‚ which no one ever did
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The memoir “Glass Castle” covers a variety of serious concerns that affect any modern society. One of these concerns is child abuse. Child abuse is defined as any deliberate action taking against a child by an adult. These actions may be be physical violence‚ emotional or verbal abuse‚ refusal to meet a child’s basic needs and even sexual molestation. There is much debate as to what exactly could turn someone‚ particularly a parent‚ to cause harm to child. However‚ a general consensus is that a few
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effectively in a situation‚ a level of maturity is required in order to think through the correct course of action. A time of constant change‚ not only of the world at large‚ but also of the individual is described by Cynthia Rylant. In I Had Seen Castles‚ Rylant uses the change of the time and of the world’s view to show the change and growth in Diane’s emotional and mental maturity. The beginnings of the war show the evolution of maturity and how quickly change really can happen. Before the
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if they don’t?" "That just means you haven’t come to the end yet” (259). Jeannette changes over the course of the novel tremendously‚ and she uses acceptance to obtain the fact that life is not as successful as it could be. In the book The Glass Castle there are many instances where the family has a problem and they have to accept the fact that life is going to change. Doing this guides them through their hardships so that they are able to move on faster. Despite the fact that Jeannette has an unstable
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Jeannette Walls‚ writer of the Glass Castle‚ learned how to swim not because she wanted to but because she flat out needed to in order to not drown‚ this experience made her stronger and she learned on her own although she was forced to learn by her father’s hand. When children work together
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for better housing since they are typically smaller in population. Tracey Ross states in her article “One contributing factor to the increase in suburban poverty is the lack of quality for affordable housing options in urban areas.” In the Glass Castles‚ The family lives a small area called Welch‚ which is considered less modern than the city. The Walls family are less fortunate and has many circumstances and barriers while living in poverty. For instance‚ the only place they could afford was a small
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